Way too much has happened to go into much detail... maybe I'll get into more detail over the next few days. In a nutshell... here's what I've been up to....
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Off to Hawaii for the Honolulu Marathon. After all of Mom's difficulties with the 10k and the half marathon, I was really, really worried about how she would do at this marathon. We stayed at Ft. DeRussy, which was within walking distance of the race start.
With a great beach and a nice view of Diamond Head!
I had done everything I knew to do for Mom to get her through this race. I had her get inserts for her shoes, sent her to my chiropractor and massage therapist, had her wear my SI hip strap, had her meet with her doctor to change her medication, and we changed the food for the race so she wouldn't have to use Gu.She ROCKED!! Not only did she not have any difficulty, but we enjoyed the walk and all of the scenery.
And her 2nd half of the marathon was faster than the first half. I had told her to expect to finish in around 10 hours. But she crossed the line in 8 hours 48 minutes!!
The day after the marathon, all was well and Mom was even able to walk around easily. Good thing as we checked out of the hotel and headed to the other side of the island, to Bellows Air Force Base.
On the way, we stopped at my favorite place... Pali Lookout. And there.... Tim gave me a big surprise!!
I guess that's a good place to stop for today... more updates tomorrow.
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